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Abstracts of up to 250 words are being solicited for Vol. 14, Issue 4, of The Foundation Review. This issue, sponsored by the @MMFisherFdn and Mission Throttle, is focused on impact investing. scholarworks.gvsu.edu/tfr/current_ca… #impinv #impactinvesting

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#CallforPapers! Abstracts of up to 250 words are being solicited for Vol. 14, Issue 4, of The Foundation Review. This issue, sponsored by the @MMFisherFdn and @missionthrottle, is focused on Impact Investing. #impinv #impactinvesting scholarworks.gvsu.edu/tfr/current_ca…

"The hub recognizes the fact that you can't just have funders at the table trying to create a full ecosystem - you need everybody's voice at the table." @michfoundations #impactinvesting crainsdetroit.com/nonprofit/new-…

With the support of @missionthrottle, @TPIPhilanthropy conducted a lit review + interviews with 30+ advocates, investors, & advisors on the issues + opportunities around women and #impinv. Read about it here: bit.ly/WomenLeadImpInv #WomensHistoryMonth #impinv @InvestforBetter

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As cases of coronavirus surge, here is a crowdsourced resource of impact investing + philanthropy responses to the pandemic. You are invited to contribute ideas that are relevant to impact investing + add your name to the collaborator list. missioninvestors.org/missioninvesto… #impinv

“Rarely do we see foundations join forces to change longstanding ways of doing business,” says @stacypalmer in @Philanthropy. Read more about major shifts in #philanthopy here: bit.ly/3gfuF7y

Is your small-staffed foundation in need of actionable insights to help develop an #impactinvesting plan? Check out “Essentials of Impact Investing,” a comprehensive guide we wrote with @MissionInvest and @exponentphil to help foundations on their path: bit.ly/33aEoaa

Impact-investing boom gives funding jolt to New York-based money manager crainsnewyork.com/investment/imp… via @CrainsNewYork #impinv #ESG @NuveenInv @IFC_org @AXA @SchrodersUS

"The greatest challenge for African Americans is access to resources. If unfair banking is removed from my story, all of my 8 historic buildings would be renovated + there would be thriving businesses in them that improve the community." BBC News #impinv bbc.com/news/business-…

If current events are motivating you to understand what investments you own, how they work and how they can be deployed toward social + environmental benefit, check out this #ImpactInvesting 101 resource: missioninvestors.org/impact-investi… @InvestforBetter @COF_ @unitedphilforum #impinv

Now, more than ever before, we need impact investors to play a powerful role in addressing the broader ripple effects of the COVID19 crisis. This new report from R3 coalitions gives context to act: thegiin.org/research/publi… #SDGs @FordFoundation @RockefellerFdn @OpenSociety

RT @CandidDotOrg: Today, @WPIinsights launched #WomenGive 2020, a new report that looks at how women and men give differently: bit.ly/34QjxtT #PhilanthropyPluggedIn

RT @Philanthropy: Women give more gifts and a greater proportion of the total donated to charity through technology platforms, according to new @IUPhilanthropy study. bit.ly/2yDvxTC

"We are grateful to all our partners for allowing us to fuel their work. Thanks to the actions of the Board to ensure these grants are over and above our existing budget, we’ll remain steadfastly committed to our partners during the pandemic and beyond." mmfisher.org/fisher-foundat…

"The COVID-19 crisis has exposed just how intertwined we are, and how issues of public health and the environment need to underpin any investment now being made." #impinv entrepreneur.com/article/348784

“My wish is that every woman with wealth would look beyond philanthropy as a tool to move the needle on the issues they care about, and realize that their investment dollars have impacts.” -@drosteyagan, Managing Partner of @TheImpactEngine investforbetter.org/stories/

“The financial services industry has inadvertently created a proliferation of terms that may confuse investment objectives and outcomes. Firms are currently using 80 different terms to describe various forms of sustainable investments." thinkadvisor.com/2019/11/08/sri… #impinv